When the Hungarian parliament adopted a sovereignty protection law to prevent such further interference, the European Commission sued Hungary,” he wrote.
ADVERTISEMENT Musk has long been critical of EU rules governing the digital space, accusing Brussels of censorship.
The European Commission has been investigating the social network for potential violations of the Digital Services Act.
You can favour a certain type of content, or you can try to prohibit another type of content,” Thomas Regnier, spokesman for the European Commission, explained.
The White House and Pentagon last month confirmed that the North Korean forces have been battling on the front lines in largely infantry positions.
European leaders have already accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of using his influence on the social media platform he controls to sway national discussions, and his most recent post on X is likely to infuriate them even more.
Member of the ruling Fidesz party and Hungarian MEP András László took to X on Saturday to voice his displeasure over what he saw as unfair discrimination in deciding who is allowed to voice their opinions and who can donate money to European NGOs.
“The elites in Brussels said nothing when 10 million USD was unlawfully transferred to the Hungarian left for their 2022 election campaign. Brussels’ elites remained silent when the US embassy in Budapest began giving money to left-wing media. He stated that the European Commission filed a lawsuit against Hungary after the Hungarian parliament passed a law protecting sovereignty to stop such further meddling.
The so-called liberal elites want to abolish democracy if they don’t like the results of elections now that another billionaire, Elon Musk, has the audacity to simply express his views on European politics in favor of one political party over another. They also openly discuss how they recently carried out the exact same action in Romania. “..”.
“Exactly” is all Musk said when he reposted László’s remarks to his 212 million followers.
The comments regarding Romania are a result of a verbal altercation between Musk and Thierry Breton, the former European Commissioner for Digital Affairs, earlier that day.
The far-right AfD party in Germany could win the February snap election, Breton said in a television interview with French broadcaster BFMTV/RMC.
A portion of that interview was then shared on X by the current affairs account Visegrád 24, which has previously shared unconfirmed information and has been accused of spreading false information by the Polish investigative media outlet OKO . press.
The video, which was uploaded to the Visegrád 24 X account, had the following caption: “Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton claims that the EU has the means to void an AfD election victory: We did it in Romania, and we will definitely do it in Germany if necessary.”. “.”.
Musk took notice of that post, reposted it, and denounced Breton as the “tyrant of Europe” for his “astounding absurdity.”.
Breton swiftly retaliated, saying that he was not a tyrant and that “no European Union mechanism exists to nullify any election anywhere in the EU.”. “,”.
“The video below only discusses the DSA’s application and its moderation requirements. In translation, lost. or yet another piece of false information?” Breton asked.
The DSA alludes to the historic Digital Services Act of the EU, which requires internet companies to impose stricter regulations on unlawful content.
Speaking in an interview on Thursday, Breton stated that Europe should “maintain our composure and enforce our laws in Europe when they are susceptible to being circumvented and when they can, if not enforced, lead to interference.”. “.
We did it in Romania, and if it’s required in Germany, we’ll have to do it, he said.
Musk accuses Brussels of censorship and has long criticized EU regulations governing the digital sphere. However, Musk has recently become more outspoken in his criticism of European politicians and political parties, especially since he became a close confidant of US President-elect Donald Trump.
That has angered a number of European leaders.
The American billionaire’s outbursts on X, the social media platform he purchased in 2022, have drawn criticism from the prime ministers of Spain and Britain, the president of France, and the chancellor of Germany.
French President Emmanuel Macron charged Musk with backing “a new Reactionary International” without naming him.
“We couldn’t have predicted ten years ago that the proprietor of one of the largest social media platforms in the world would back a new Reactionary International and directly interfere in elections, including in Germany,” Macron told reporters.
The prime minister of Spain repeated the phrase. President Macron remarked, “The Reactionary International. Pedro Sanchez said, “Led by the richest man on the planet, they are openly attacking our institutions, inciting hatred, and calling for support for the heirs of Nazism in Germany in the next elections.”.
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Musk has made several contentious remarks in the last few weeks.
The billionaire, who is close to Donald Trump, referred to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as “an incompetent fool” following the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market.
The Tesla CEO also repeatedly called for the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing him of negligence during his time as a prosecutor in the 1990s regarding the sexual exploitation of over 1,500 minor girls by men of Pakistani descent.
He further charged that UK Safeguarding Minister Jess Philips was a “rape genocide apologist” and an “evil witch.”. “.
At the beginning of this year, GB News revealed that Philips had voted against a second national investigation into child sex abuse, which was led by the government. Philips claimed that local investigations are typically more successful in enacting change.
Additionally, Musk criticized Nigel Farage earlier this month after promising to donate €97 million to the right-wing Reform UK party, claiming that Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead the party.
In response to the billionaire’s “erratic statements,” Berlin and Westminster condemned “those who spread lies and misinformation.”. “.
There have also been repercussions from Musk’s alleged meddling in the German election campaign.
Alice Weidel, the co-president of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which Musk publicly supports, was interviewed live on X on January 9.
That live stream featured Musk urging Germans to support the AfD. The German government complained that Musk and X were distorting political discourse after that interview, and over 60 academic organizations from Germany and Austria announced their intention to leave X.
Going one step further in his criticism, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot urged the European Commission to step in “with the utmost firmness” to investigate Musk, X, and its reach.
The head of France’s foreign affairs department has not ruled out a European ban on X, as was the case in Brazil. He stated, “This is provided for in our laws.”.
The social network has been the subject of an investigation by the European Commission for possible infractions of the Digital Services Act.
Damian Boeselager, a Greens/EFA MEP from Germany, asked the Commission about Elon Musk’s position and whether these interventions were lawful.
“I would prefer to see a prompt response in the event of a DSA violation. Thus, if Elon Musk simply expands his own audience and utilizes that expansion to endorse the AfD in Germany for the upcoming elections, that would necessitate immediate action, according to Boeselager.
According to the Commission, the foundation of European regulations is freedom of expression. But the EU has another tool at its disposal in this situation.
“A particular kind of narrative can be favored through algorithms. According to European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier, “you can try to ban one type of content or you can favor another type of content.”.
We have stated unequivocally that the DSA does not, in theory, forbid such a livestream. He went on to say, “The Commission will be investigating the extent of it and whether it can be amplified.”.
To avoid interfering with the German election, the Commission, the German regulator, and the major digital platforms, including X, are set to meet on January 24.
Since December 2023, European authorities have been looking into X, but Musk’s close relationship with Trump has sparked concerns about how the bloc will respond to the platform and its alleged DSA violations.
Leaders of the European Union can only wait and observe to see which of them Musk targets next.
According to a Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) spokesperson, the detention of two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia is “indisputable evidence” of Pyongyang’s wartime involvement.
According to reports, the two unidentified men were taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces and are now being interrogated in Kyiv.
“They are detained under appropriate circumstances that adhere to international law. In collaboration with South Korean NIS, Korean interpreters facilitate communication with the inmates, who do not speak Ukrainian, English, or Russian. One of the foreigners was apprehended with a Russian military ID card that was issued in the name of someone else who was registered in the Republic of Tuva, according to Artem Dekhtyarenko.
He added that “full medical care” was being given to both men.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in his nightly video address that investigators are questioning the two North Koreans with the assistance of Korean interpreters.
Zelenskyy said that their capture was “not easy” and that North Korean and Russian forces have attempted to hide the fact that North Korean soldiers are on the battlefield, even if it means killing injured allies to keep them from being apprehended and questioned by Kyiv.
“Both are alive and have been transported to Kyiv already. “These two are now speaking with SSU investigators,” he stated.
Zelenskyy continued by claiming that their presence is evidence that Russia is “doing everything to prolong and escalate the war.”. “..”.
Although North Korea has not publicly acknowledged sending troops to aid Russia in its war effort, Pyongyang has not commented on the two soldiers’ capture.
Around 200 North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk were killed or injured in combat, according to a senior Ukrainian military official last month.
A few weeks after Ukraine declared that Pyongyang had sent 10,000 to 12,000 troops to Russia to aid it in its nearly three-year war against its much smaller neighbor, the official was offering the first substantial estimate of North Korean casualties.
North Korean forces have been fighting on the front lines, mostly in infantry positions, according to confirmation from the Pentagon and the White House last month. They have been engaged in combat near Kursk, sometimes independently and other times with Russian units.
Following the announcement of a new set of sanctions on Russia’s vital energy sector, Zelenskyy also spoke with outgoing US President Joe Biden, according to Zelenskyy’s Telegram account.
In addition to Russian energy majors, traders, oil field service companies, and energy officials, the sanctions target over 180 oil-carrying vessels that are thought to be a part of a shadow fleet that the Kremlin uses to avoid oil sanctions. The Treasury Department claims that a number of the damaged ships are also suspected of transporting Iranian oil that has been sanctioned.
It is crucial that America has now targeted Russia’s shadow tanker fleet as well as businesses that help Putin personally, like Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz. He must be suffering financial losses as a result of his war,” Zelenskyy remarked, alluding to the blacklisting of two Russian energy conglomerates and numerous subsidiaries.
The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the sanctions by stating that “Washington’s hostile actions will not go unanswered,” but it did not specify any specific countermeasures that were in the works.
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According to acting regional governor Yegveniy Pervyshov, Ukrainian drones crashed into apartment buildings in the western Tambov province of Russia overnight, destroying balconies and blowing out windows in two five-story buildings.
He stated without providing specifics that there were injuries.
Russia shot down 85 Ukrainian drones on Saturday, primarily in the west and south, the Defense Ministry said.
Russia launched 74 drone attacks against Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukraine’s air force said.